The book starts off in the pre-metal era of the ’60s, covering the Stooges, the MC5 and Alice Cooper (when “Alice Cooper” represented a band, not just the frontman). It quickly moves to the early ’70s, starting with the formation of Black Sabbath and Judas Priest.

As the 2013 festival revs up with line-up announcements from such marquee events as Coachella and Bonnaroo, the long-running Rock Fest in the tiny rural town of Cadott, Wisconsin has rolled out a line-up that […]

Rock stars are known for getting away with murder, but we’ve rounded up ten of the world’s biggest sonic heroes who’ve found a way of snatching life back from the claws of the Grim Reaper to rock another day.

While countless drummers cite such rock legends as John Bonham, Neil Peart and Keith Moon as their musical inspiration, Travis Barker of Blink-182 was driven to play the drums after seeing one of the most famous Muppets of all-time. Imagine that.